Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia beauforti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderChiroptera (Bats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusDobsonia (Naked-backed Fruit Bats)
- SpeciesDobsonia beauforti (Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat)
About the Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in caves. Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat was described as a new species in 1975 by W. Bergmans. The holotype was collected in 1909 by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in Waigeo, Indonesia. De Beaufort is the eponym for the species name "beauforti."
Its ears, flight membranes, and back lacks fur. Its forearm length is 99.6–111.4 mm (3.92–4.39 in). It is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females. Males are also a bright, yellowish-green in contrast to the drab brown fur of the females. It is similar in appearance to the greenish naked-backed fruit bat, with which it may be confused.
It is endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat, Biak, and Supiori islands in Cenderawasih Bay. As of 2016, it is listed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia moluccensis
Spectacled Flying Fox
Pteropus conspicillatus
Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat
Macroglossus minimus
Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene aello
Big-eared Flying Fox
Pteropus macrotis
Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
Mosia nigrescens
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Raffray's sheath-tailed bat
Emballonura raffrayana
broad-eared horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryotis
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.